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Sketches
I draw by hand, but I don’t like free-hand sketching. Of course, when designing, it is inevitable to make sketches, especially when collaborating with someone. A quick sketch remains the most efficient way to communicate to others early ideas or observatio ...
2023In the Quest for Meaning: Revisiting Modernism’s debate around non-pedigreed architecture
In architectural historiography, it is widely accepted that in the aftermath of WWII, Modern Architecture found itself in the trouble of redefining its quest, its meaning, and its purpose; a crisis of the Modern before the Post-Modern. Thus, in this partic ...
2022Learning from Failures: Reflections on the Role of Project Design and Design Management in the Procurement of Non-Standard Buildings
The opening of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in 1997 heralded the beginning of an era in world architecture defined by iconic buildings underpinned by mediatic exposure and the belief in the power of design to leverage urban conditions. Today, a conspic ...
2021Architecture / Philosophy: how, why, and what the questions seek in three case-studies from the late 20th century
André Patrão Neves De Frias Martins
Architecture and philosophy are no strangers to one another. In philosophical writings, architecture appears referred to, spoken of, described, defined, categorized, and figuratively used. In architectural discourse, by theoreticians and practitioners alik ...
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